CHX defines Humanised Leadership as having the confidence and ability to lead by “how we make people feel” and not just through what we say and do. People don’t “think” motivated, “think” trusted or trusting, “think” engaged, we feel all these things, and yet thought has been given primacy in business for decades.
CHX defines Humanised Leadership as having the confidence and ability to lead by “how we make people feel” and not just through what we say and do. People don’t “think” motivated, “think” trusted or trusting, “think” engaged, we feel all these things, and yet thought has been given primacy in business for decades.
Thought doesn’t enjoy the dominance that business psychology has led us to believe over the past few decades. Throughout evolution the human brain has built new wiring but not replaced old wiring. These ancient brain systems communicate with, lobby and derail our executive function, our ability to think - a function that business psychology would have us absolutely believe is in firm control. Moreover, it seems the more senior we are, the more resolute we are in this belief.
Change your mindset? Ignore feelings and you can forget it.
“I found this an incredibly powerful programme, that gave me new insights and tools that are easy to apply so I can learn how to operate at my best during these crazy times.”
SENIOR PARTNER, GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL CONSULTANCY
“I found this an incredibly powerful programme, that gave me new insights and tools that are easy to apply so I can learn how to operate at my best during these crazy times.”
SENIOR PARTNER, GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL CONSULTANCY
“Leadership Behaviours can be coached to a point, but unless a leader
understands the huge influence that their moods have over their behaviours and thoughts, have a toolkit and a skill set to interpret and manage those moods, then trying to behave a certain way is likely to further damage themselves, the people around them, and profit. CHX are leading in this space”
GLOBAL WELLBEING DIRECTOR, FTSE 50 FMCG
It’s time to upskill our leaders and managers to be able to recognise, interpret and use all areas of our brain, not shut off and ignore the bits we don’t believe are helpful. The opportunity this represents to us as human beings, as leaders, as family members, as friends and as businesses, is immeasurable.
Good mental health becomes embedded in leadership/management development and fully integrated in team culture through a shared language, practices and set of behaviours that leadership are comfortable and eager to role model.
For example, five of the focal areas for mastery of humanised leadership are: Attachment, Inclusion, Clarity, Autonomy and Equity. All five are pivotal in good mental health as well as pillars of a modern, high performance culture. For most, this is a challenging minefield to navigate, nevermind feel comfortable leading in. It starts with self-trust, which in turn breeds trust.
